# Connection problems with my MySql and Ignition

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition79\
**Created:** [August 14, 2018, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connection-problems-with-my-mysql-and-ignition/19238 "2018-08-14T13:09:36Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 14, 2018, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connection-problems-with-my-mysql-and-ignition/19238/2 "2018-08-14T14:01:35Z")

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> [@MySQL Connection Faulted](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mysql-connection-faulted/19225):
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> MySQL Database Connection Faulted STATUS Cannot create PoolableConnectionFactory (Unknown initial character set index ‘255’ received from server. Initial client character set can be forced via the ‘characterEncoding’ property.) How can ni solve ?

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